Have you ever wondered what's involved in a Scientological upbringing? Do you think it's all 18-hour auditing sessions and "yes master"s and "I denounce my thetans" and "I did not see Daddy tongue kissing John Travolta in the herb garden"? US Weekly assures us that it's, oh, so much more.
Everyone knows that Suri Cruise, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmesí adorable little daughter, leads a charmed existence but her upbringing as a Scientologist remains largely a mystery. How does the religion started by L. Ron Hubbard influence Suriís life on a daily basis?Us Weekly has learned that while Suri — who as a baby was breastfed and nursed on a mixture of barley water, milk and corn syrup which Hubbard advocated as being healthier than formula and breast milk — is too young to take classes at the Scientology Centre, the 18-month-old is constantly surrounded by believers, including her two nannies.
ìTom doesnít like associating with people who arenít Scientologists,î says an insider.
Additionally, Holmes, 29, and Cruise, 45, have a hard time saying no to Suri. But itís not simply because theyíre pushovers.
ìItís all about being positive and supportive,î says the coupleís friend (Hubbard advised parents to ìtry to be the childís friend.î) As for discipline, one former church member tells Us that Scientologists do not scold their children, but instead explain that bad behavior (like throwing a toy) is the ìwrong action.î (A Scientology rep tells Us, ìHow a parent disciplines their child is left up to the parent.î)
Cruise and Holmes, says their pal, are very lenient and do not like to give Suri too many rules: ìSuri pretty much does whatever she wants, whenever she wants. If she fusses before bed, they let her stay up later. If they want her to go swimming and she cries, theyíll take her out. If she whines about food, theyíll ask her what else she wants to eat. They always want to please her.î
So Suri's growing up wearing $500 Chanel diapers, drinking the infant version of Red Bull, and never hearing the word no. We're just going to start calling her Veruca Salt right now in preparation.
